Uncle Bush is in Town

Congratulations to all of us on the auspicious occasion of our beloved uncle's visit to Dubai. We are so happy that we have declared a public holiday in his honour. He really deserves this, after all he is here to preach the message of peace & love. Peace & harmony in the region can be fully achieved by killing few thousand more people. Then all of us will live happily ever after.

Bush warned that Iran was the main "threat" to regional security, a theme he repeated during his current tour in the region, despite Arab opposition to any military solution to Iran's controversial nuclear project.

"Iran is today the world's leading state sponsor of terror. It sends hundreds of millions of dollars to extremists around the world while its own people face repression and economic hardship at home," he said.

I can really feel his concern for our region. Despite so many economic problems at home, he has made efforts to send thousands of his troops to our region & spent billions of dollars so that we the oppressed people of the middle east can enjoy the fruits of "freedom". He really is a God fearing person, as can be seen from his speech yesterday where he said,
"A great new era is unfolding before us. This new era is founded on the equality of all people before God. This new era is being built with the understanding that power is a trust that must be exercised with the consent of the governed - and deliver equal justice under the law. And this new era offers hope for the millions across the Middle East who yearn for a future of peace and progress and opportunity."
I couldn't agree with you more, I really love you Uncle Bush. But I really hope that your words were reflected in your administrations foreign policy towards the region too. Hope you enjoy our hospitality :-)


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Democracy? What Democracy?

While in college, I first learned about this famous quote of Abraham Lincoln, "democracy is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people". But is it really what we are constantly brain washed into believing by the western media? Is democracy a cure for all the ills of the world?

How can democracy be a perfect system when in fact the success of any candidate to win the election depends on how deep his pockets are. The other day, Gulf News carried an article by James Zogby. You can read the full article here, I will just quote the part which supports my arguement.

"Overall, Republicans and Democrats have hired over 1,000 staff in Iowa, have spent over $30 million in paid advertising in the state. In New Hampshire, the totals are about two-thirds that amount."

By the way, the amount spent is for primaries & that too in the two smallest states of the USA. More action is yet to come in the remaining states. Over all I think the whole process will cross the one billion dollar mark.

Now what I have understood from all this is that it is the media which benefits the most in the form of advertising revenue in this whole exercise. The more money you spend, the greater your chances are of success. But the big question is, from where do you get this money? They say donations, but friends no one gives you money for free. So if you take money from people to get elected, naturally you are inclined to look after their interests, whether good or bad, once you get elected.

So many innocent people died in Pakistan & Kenya during the last few days, because of election related violence. If this is what democracy is all about these days, I prefer living under a dictatorship. I believe more people have lost their lives in the name of democracy in the last couple of decades then they they have lost due to war or under dictatorships. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Quiz Time: The It's Its There Their They're Quiz

You Scored an A

You got 10/10 questions correct.

It's pretty obvious that you don't make basic grammatical errors.
If anything, you're annoyed when people make simple mistakes on their blogs.
As far as people with bad grammar go, you know they're only human.
And it's humanity and its current condition that truly disturb you sometimes.

Good Luck :-)